Verse 45
Numbers 16:45
World English Bible, British Edition
45
“Get away from amongst this congregation, that I may consume them in
a moment!” They fell on their faces.
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Chapter 16 Context
1
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan
and Abiram, the sons of...
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2
They rose up before Moses, with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty
princes of the...
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3
They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and
said to them, “You take too...
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4
When Moses heard it, he fell on his face.
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5
He said to Korah and to all his company, “In the morning, the LORD will
show who are his, and who is...
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6
Do this: have Korah and all his company take censers,
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7
put fire in them, and put incense on them before the LORD tomorrow. It
shall be that the man whom th...
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8
Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi!
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9
Is it a small thing to you that the God (Elohim) of Israel has separated you from
the congregation o...
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10
and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of
Levi with you? Do you seek the p...
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11
Therefore you and all your company have gathered together against the
LORD! What is Aaron that you c...
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12
Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and
they said, “We won’t come up!
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13
Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing
with milk and honey, to kill u...
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14
Moreover you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey,
nor given us inheritance of...
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15
Moses was very angry, and said to the LORD, “Don’t respect their
offering. I have not taken one donk...
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16
Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company go before the
LORD, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorro...
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17
Each man take his censer and put incense on it, and each man bring
before the LORD his censer, two h...
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18
They each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense
on it, and stood at the door of the...
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19
Korah assembled all the congregation opposite them to the door of the
Tent of Meeting.
The LORD’s gl...
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20
The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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21
“Separate yourselves from amongst this congregation, that I may consume
them in a moment!”
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22
They fell on their faces, and said, “God (Elohim), the God (Elohim) of the spirits
of all flesh, sha...
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23
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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24
“Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from around the tent
of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram!’”
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25
Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders
of Israel followed him.
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26
He spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents
of these wicked men, and touch...
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27
So they went away from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram,
on every side. Dathan and Abiram came...
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28
Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me
to do all these works; for they are not...
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29
If these men die the common death of all men, or if they experience
what all men experience, then th...
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30
But if the LORD makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth,
and swallows them up with all tha...
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31
As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was
under them split apart.
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32
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households,
all of Korah’s men, and all...
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33
So they, and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol. The earth closed on them, and the...
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34
All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said,
“Lest the earth swallow us up!”
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35
Fire came out from the LORD, and devoured the two hundred and fifty
men who offered the incense.
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36
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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37
“Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the
censers out of the burning, and s...
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38
even the censers of those who sinned against their own lives. Let them
be beaten into plates for a c...
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39
Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers which those who were
burnt had offered; and they beat the...
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40
to be a memorial to the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger
who isn’t of the offspring o...
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41
But on the next day all the congregation of the children of
Israel complained against Moses and agai...
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42
When the congregation was assembled against Moses and against
Aaron, they looked towards the Tent of...
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43
Moses and Aaron came to the front of the Tent of Meeting.
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44
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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45
“Get away from amongst this congregation, that I may consume them in
a moment!” They fell on their f...
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Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, put fire from the altar
in it, lay incense on it, carry it q...
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47
Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the middle of the assembly.
The plague had already begun among...
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48
He stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
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49
Now those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred,
in addition to those who...
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50
Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and the
plague was stopped.
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